KEVIN Braybrook looks like staying put at Dr Martens Premier strugglers Salisbury City after his proposed move to Bashley fell through. Although the clubs had agreed a fee for the former Portsmouth and Yeovil central defender, personal terms appear to
HAMPSHIRE coach Jimmy Cook saw his side clinch promotion to Division One of the county championship and said: "The hard work starts now." Cook was not keen to pour cold water on Hampshire's celebration fireworks but warned the team faces an even tougher
The Little Britain Challenge Cup, the annual construction industry regatta is now the largest corporate sailing event in Europe and is aiming this year to raise a record £100,000 for the charities, the Cirdan and Jubilee Sailing Trusts. Taking place off
A dream chance to play at Twick-enham is on offer for hundreds of rugby clubs in the UK as the Inter-mediate and Junior Cup first rounds are played this weekend. Just eight games stand between the clubs and their big day out, and many Hampshire clubs
The increasingly desperate fight to save Winchester's wildflower meadow from disappearing under a sea of tarmac has been taken to the EU. Green Party MEP for the South East, Dr Caroline Lucas, is urging EU environment commissioner, Margot Wallstrom, to
A terrorism expert at Southampton University has said Tuesday's atrocity may have been a punishment for America's policy towards Palestine. Frank Gregory, holder of the Jean Monet chair on European Political Integration at Southampton University and senior
The devastating terrorist attacks on New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the heart of the country's military operations, on Tuesday sent shockwaves around the world as people realised their friends and relatives could be caught up in the carnage
In the shadow of Tuesday's tragic events in New York, the American Mayor of Winchester, Virginia, arrived in the city yesterday (Thursday) and was greeted by his British counterpart. Larry Omps and his wife Nancy, arrived at the railway station and were
The terrorist attacks in America have brought widespread condemnation from political leaders across the county. Home Office minister and Southampton Itchen MP John Denham said: "It is hard to put feelings into words at this time. Part of our reaction
Hampshire is on high alert following the terrorist atrocities in the United States. Army bases across the county are effectively on war alert, with extra security precautions in place and both military personnel and civilians being urged to be vigilant
Sitting Pretty, Nuffield Theatre, until September 29 AVIVA Jane Carlin's got into acting by the scenic route. Before studying drama at university, she trained as a psychiatric nurse, worked in Spain as an English teacher and served as a volunteer in Mother
HE MAY be able to talk to the animals, but even Dr Dolittle couldn't attract the same Southampton audience two years running. The national tour of the spectacular West End show, starring Paul Nicholas, pictured, as the amazing medic, was due to visit
A MULTI-MILLION-pound production line that has created new jobs in Southampton has officially been opened. Bacardi-Martini UK has sunk £8m into their carbonated bottling lines creating 40 jobs at their headquarters in the docks. Chairman and CEO of Bacardi-Martini
IF playing gigs earned success then the Cosmic Rough Riders would be the biggest band in Britain by now. But Scottish hopefuls The Cosmic Rough Riders play the Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth on Sunday ahead of the release of their new single, The Pain Inside
AS a football pundit with a media-friendly knockout punch, I guess I'm about as popular as greenfly at the Chelsea Flower Show. No surprise then when TalkSport brought their breakfast show to the Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium recently that they
All the films on general release across Hampshire, reviewed and rated... A.I. (12) **: - Odeon Cinema, Southampton: UGC Cinema, Ocean Village. BRIDGET JONES's DIARY (15) ****: Comedy tale brought to life - Odeon Cinema, Southampton. CATS & DOGS (PG
GIVEN the top-drawer cast and advertising campaign for The Martins, you could be forgiven for expecting a rumbustious comedy in a similar vein to Kevin & Perry Go Large. How wrong you would be. There are certainly some laughs in Tony Grounds' debut
Saints will today try to salvage their move for Swedish striker Marcus Allback after their initial bid was turned down by Heerenveen. Stuart Gray is thought to have offered around £2.5 million for the former Bari frontman who has a clause in his contract
SIMON CHARLTON is delighted to see Saints struggling for Premiership goals this season - given Bolton's bizarre "bonus" scheme. The former Saints defender has established himself as first-choice left-back with the shock Premiership leaders who have been
COLIN BRIGGS (Clive Owen) is serving a long jail sentence for murder and is wallowing in his own misery, until he is unexpectedly transferred to an open prison run by progressive governor Hodge (Warren Clarke). Spurred on by his eccentric elderly cellmate
AS a football pundit with a media-friendly knockout punch, I guess I'm about as popular as greenfly at the Chelsea Flower Show. No surprise then when TalkSport brought their breakfast show to the Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium recently that they
The Little Britain Challenge Cup, the construction industry regatta, proves that it is possible to have fun and raise in the region of £125,000 for charity, which is £50,000 more than last year. The main beneficiaries will be the Cirdan and Jubilee Sailing
Final Results in the Little Britain Challenge Cup 1, Menenes (The Manser Practice) 3.81 2, Sunsail 27 (Polypipe) 3.82 3, McFly (Mega Profile Ltd) 4.68 Tarkett Sommer Trophy 1, Perseverance (Chapman Taylor) 5.63 2, Sea Scamp (Berrymans Lace Mawer) 6.63
A BASINGSTOKE man ran for his life after witnessing the hijacked aeroplane attack on the World Trade Center from inside one of the twin towers targeted by terrorists. Paul Daley was on the 44th floor of the South Tower in New York when a hijacked 767
THERE are about 200 American-owned companies in Hampshire - with a quarter of them operating from Basingstoke and employing thousands of people. The economic slowdown was already having an impact with a reduction in investment, but two county experts
EIGHT out of 10 grown-up children living with their parents in the Basingstoke area cannot afford even the cheapest housing in the borough. The sobering fact is revealed in a survey of housing in the Basingstoke area undertaken for preparation of the
BASINGSTOKE hospital is set to take a major step in the development of a heart disease treatment centre. A report to the North Hampshire Hospitals Trust Board this week outlined the need to improve links with the London-based Royal Brompton Hospital by
TRIBUTES have been pouring in following the sudden death of Lord Carnarvon - the Queen's racing manager for more than 30 years. The 77-year-old died in The Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester on Tuesday evening. Lord Carnarvon's daughter Lady
Today's Principal Arrivings: Autotransporter, ro-ro, 0005, 201 link; Arno, ro-ro, 0200, 102; Talisman, ro-ro, 0230, 43; Don Juan, car carrier, 0730, 34/5; MOL Solution, container, 0915, 206; Autoprestige, ro-ro, 1130, 105; Angelburg, general cargo, 2359
THE FOUR Laing sisters had plenty to celebrate at the annual Basingstoke and Mid-Hants Athletics Club championships at Down Grange. Cara Laing, the eldest at 12, achieved a record score of 217 points to become the under-13 champion, her fourth club title
IT IS make or break weekend for the Basingstoke Bison in the Findus Challenge Cup as they travel to group leaders Slough tomorrow before entertaining Romford Raiders on Sunday (6.30pm). Earlier in the series, the Wella-backed Bison drew at home against
COACH Ian Calder has strengthened his Basingstoke squad by adding an Australian hooker. Ash Riley, a 21-year-old from Brisbane, who has representative experience with Queensland under-19s and under-21s, flew in on Wednesday and was due to meet his new
AFTER frantic last-minute preparations for the Volvo Ocean Race which leaves from Southampton next Sunday, Hamble skipper Lisa McDonald will tomorrow announce which boat she and her all-women crew will compete in and who will occupy the final crew place
With 10 minutes to go and with a handy if slender lead in their pre-season friendly against Old Oakmedians III, things were looking good for the rugby men of Brockenhurst & Lymington. Trouble was, they didn't know about their opponents' secret weapon
DEPARTMENT store group John Lewis, which has a flagship shop in Southampton's WestQuay said it was confident of stemming profit fall after good first-half sales. Profits across the business, which also owns the Waitrose supermarket chain, have fallen
FEARS are growing that a Hampshire man is among thousands dead in the rubble of the World Trade Centre following the terror attack on New York. Nothing has been heard of Richard Dawson who lived Southampton and worked for the Hedge End-based global technology
A Hampshire mother spoke of her relief as she learned her daughter had escaped disaster in New York. Charlotte Thompson, 20, was just two blocks away from the World Trade Centre when horror struck. It wasn't until more than three hours later that her
TERRORISTS behind the catastrophe that hit New York and Washington may have been planning to bring more devastation to the United States, it was revealed today. Eight people were today arrested at airports in New York, one of them for posing as a pilot
POSTERS are going up across Southampton in the hunt for the killer of a young dad stabbed to death in broad daylight. Police are targeting prominent sites around the inner city area in the hope of encouraging more witnesses to come forward with information
A TWO-year-old Hampshire girl has been accidentally killed by her father running over her in his van. The tragedy happened at Holbury last night when the man reversed the vehicle out of his driveway. Police said he was unaware that his daughter had run
VAN Morrison appears at Portsmouth Guildhall tonight in a state of limbo and it won't bother him in the slightest. Van the Man has split from Virgin Records and is at the moment unsigned, although rumours are rife that he's set to re-sign to Polydor -
Saints will today try to salvage their move for Swedish striker Marcus Allback after their initial bid was turned down by Heerenveen. Stuart Gray is thought to have offered around £2.5 million for the ex-Bari frontman who has a clause in his contract
LYMINGTON'S Nick Rogers and Jo Glanfield made an impressive start to the 470 World Championships in Koper, Slovenia this week, leading a strong field of 148 entries after the first day's racing. The 28 countries represented in this Olympic class event
GENTLEMEN, please start your engines... Buckle your seatbelts and put your brains into neutral. The Fast And The Furious is one ridiculously enjoyable bumpy ride. Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) is the king of LA. With his computer-controlled fuel injection
